Le Locataire (1976)
Genre: Thriller / Horror
Duration: 126 minuten
Alternative title: The Tenant
Country:
France
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Stars: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani and Melvyn Douglas
IMDb score:
7,5 (52.241)
Releasedate: 26 May 1976
Le Locataire plot
"How could he escape from his nightmares?"
The quiet Trelkovsky (played by Polanski himself) rents an apartment in Paris. There the previous tenant appears to have tried to commit suicide. Trelkovsky meets her friend (Isabelle Adjani) in the hospital and develops a relationship with them. His good feelings about his new hometown begin to fade when he notices that his landlady and the neighbors seem to have dark plans.
Actors and actresses
Trelkovsky
Stella
Monsieur Zy
Scope
The Concierge
Office Clerk
Office Worker
Priest
Madame Gaderian
Madame Dioz
Reviews & comments
sinterklaas
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- 3329 votes
And so you see an old Polanski again.
Lots of expectations and a good build. The 1970s shots of Paris, Polanski's role, the apartment and its strange neighbors and traits... and that previous occupant's suicide. Which way is it going?
And here the film is initially too long. The idea is rock solid and certainly the fact that that whole apartment complex is in the hands of a cult, of which Polanski is then the new prey came out pretty well. But the moment Polanski dresses himself as the deceased resident it really goes in all directions in the last fifteen minutes and is the most far-fetched.
And that is very unfortunate. Trelvolski's rituals (bar visits), the hallucinations, those crazy antisocial friends of his, the quirky yet dark exciting atmosphere and characters and the structure did not bore and managed to form color. But just like Rosemary's Baby, the film actually builds pretty much to something meager. As if Polanski was in a hurry to finish. Because that last shot.... well...
But as I said: The idea is rock solid and hence a 3.5*
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